Zurlo becomes sheriff Sunday

Published 3:35 pm, Saturday, December 28, 2013

Saratoga County Sheriff-elect Michael Zurlo will be sworn in at noon Sujnday Dec. 29 in Mechanicville. (Will Waldron/Times Union)

Saratoga County Sheriff-elect Michael Zurlo will be sworn in at noon Sujnday Dec. 29 in Mechanicville. (Will Waldron/Times Union)

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Zurlo becomes sheriff Sunday

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MECHANICVILLE — Sunday will be the first time in more than 40 years that a new sheriff will take the oath of office in Saratoga County.

Republican Michael Zurlo of Stillwater will be sworn in at noon in the Paul Luther Auditorium of the Mechanicville High School, 25 Kniskern Ave. State Supreme Court Justice Thomas Nolan, will administer the oath and hundreds are expected to attend, a statement from Zurlo said.

Zurlo started his law enforcement career with the Mechanicville police force and worked in the sheriff's department for more than 30 years as a deputy, sergeant, senior criminal investigator and lieutenant.

He won both a primary and general election this year, earning the right to succeed the state's longest serving sheriff, James Bowen, who is retiring after more than 40 years.